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Canada's Oscar Entry 'Funny Boy' Disqualified for Too Much English Dialogue

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy, Canada's entry for best international feature Oscar consideration, for having too much dialogue in English. "Although we were disappointed when informed by the Academy, we are excited to extend our ongoing support for Funny Boy as the journey to the Oscars continues,” Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada, said in a statement on Friday.

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Canada’s Oscar Entry ‘Funny Boy’ Pulled From International Feature Film Race

Naman Ramachandran Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy” will no longer compete in the Academy Awards’ international feature film category and will instead be submitted for consideration in the best picture and general entry categories.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has informed “Funny Boy” producer Telefilm Canada that the film does not meet the Academy’s eligibility requirements for the international feature film category due to the amount of English dialogue in the film.“Although we were disappointed when informed by the Academy, we are excited to extend our ongoing support for ‘Funny Boy’ as the journey to the Oscars continue,” said Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada.

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How Canada is Rethinking Film Financing Amid a Racial Reckoning: "Something Has Changed"

Telefilm Canada, the country's top film financier, has vowed to fix a two-tiered industry where privileged producers receive generous and automatic funding long kept out of reach of Canadian filmmakers from BIPOC communities. "We're being very mindful to not leave any voices behind and to support this impactful industry for today and for the future with, yes, an eye to equity and dismantling what would have been previously barriers to access," Telefilm executive director Christa Dickenson tells The Hollywood Reporter.

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Canadian Industry Directs Financing to Black Media Creators

Telefilm Canada, Canada's biggest indie film financier, has backed an industry bid to create a dedicated Black Screen Office to direct financing to Black media creators. “The creation of a Black Screen Office will be a concrete step in helping address the imbalances that exist within Canada’s film industry and will work towards dismantling the systemic racism that exists," Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada, said in a statement after committing $100,000 annually to run a proposed Black Screen Office.

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